Valnao@sh.itjust.works to News@lemmy.world · 1 month agoHomeland security to suspend TSA PreCheck and Global Entry airport security programswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square16linkfedilinkarrow-up1128arrow-down10cross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
arrow-up1128arrow-down1external-linkHomeland security to suspend TSA PreCheck and Global Entry airport security programswww.theguardian.comValnao@sh.itjust.works to News@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square16linkfedilinkcross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
minus-squareramble81@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up25·1 month agoIirc PreCheck is also basically self funded, and actually reduces workload on TSA Agents…. The cruelty is the point.
minus-squareDeacon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·1 month agoCorrect on both points. I’m not sure that the fees for PreCheck fully cover it, but I would struggle to imagine how it couldn’t given the way it works. It’s probably a cash cow, it’s almost put Clear out of business too. This is punitive. It’s manufacturing pain.
Iirc PreCheck is also basically self funded, and actually reduces workload on TSA Agents…. The cruelty is the point.
Correct on both points. I’m not sure that the fees for PreCheck fully cover it, but I would struggle to imagine how it couldn’t given the way it works. It’s probably a cash cow, it’s almost put Clear out of business too.
This is punitive. It’s manufacturing pain.